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July 24, 1923. 11,462,745

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Patented July 24, 1923.

its ll a) err WILLIAM STEPHEN C0151 GLOVER, 0F LCNDON, ENGLAND.

ADVERTISING DEVIGE.

Application filed June 10, 1922. Serial No. 567,390.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known ,that l, YVILLrAM STEPHEN Cox Griovnn, a British subject,residing at LudgateCircus, Londomcounty of London, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in advertising devices in which anumber of pictures or groups of figures are rotated intermittently tobring them opposite to an aperture or window through which they can beviewed andin which a portion of one of the pictures or of one group offigures is moved during the period when the pictures or figures as awhole are stationary.

The invention consists essentially in driving the moving parts of eachpicture from a continuously rotating shaft by means of a pinion whichengages successively with the driving pinion of each picture or group offigures, as the frame carrying the pictures or groups of figures isrotated to bring each picture opposite the window or apertures throughwhich it can be viewed.

The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings.

Fig. 1. is a vertical section of the apparatus.

Fig. 2. is a horizontal section of same on line 22 Fig. 1. I

Fig. 8. is a vertical section showing the frame carryingthe pictures inelevation.

Fig. 4. is a detail elevation of mechanism for rotating and locking theframe carrying the pictures or figures.

Fig. 5. is a view of the driving pinion.

Fig. 6. is a section on line 6 6 F 4:.

Fig. 7. is a detail side view of mechanism operating group of figures togive one fig ure a rotating and rising and falling movement, on its ownaxis.

Fig. 8. is a view of same from rear.

Fig. 9. is a plan of the figure G shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10. is a detail side view of mechanism operating a further figure.

Fig. 11. is a view of same from rear.

Fig. 12. is a plan of mechanism for operating curtains or shutters infront of the aperture or window through which the pictures are viewed,showing the curtain or shutter closed.

Fig. 13. is a similar view showing the curtains or shutters open.

The device comprises a fixed frame or stand A. of hexagonal or otherequilateral polygonal shape within which the pictures or groups offigures A, A A are intermit tently rotated so as to expose to viewdifferent pictures or figures in succession. The pictures or figures arecarried on a frame C which can rotate about a central vertical pillar D.The frame C is intermittently rotat ed by a continuously rotating shaft13 which also gives motion intermittently to the sev eral parts of thepictures or figures.

The central vertical pillar D is mounted on a suitable base plate D andcarries a motor D arranged at the top for rotating the driving shaft B.A reduction worm gear B is employed between the motor D and the shaft Bto reduce the speed of the latter in relation to that of the former. Theframe C carrying the pictures or figures At A is mounted on a hearing orsleevec surround ing the central pillar being connected thereto by adisc 0 The driving shaft B extends to both sides of the central pillar Dand is cranked at one end. The cranked end 6 cperates a pawl d the endof which runs on the surface of the disc 0 A number of stops a a one foreach picture or set of figures are arranged at equal intervals aroundthe disc 0 in the path of the end of the pawl d.

Each of these trigger stops is engaged in turn by the spring pawl (13.This pawl is carried by a link (Z the upper end of which is pivoted to abracket (Z attached to the central pillar D carrying the motor D Theconnecting rod Z2 from the crank Z) is pivoted to the link (P. Thisconnecting rod Z) has a slot 72 in which the pin (Z connecting it to thelink (Z can slide during part of the travel of the connecting rod, sothat the pawl a may be stationary during part of the cycle of operation.The travel of the pawl d is made sufiicient for it to move a distanceequivalent to the are necessary to move one set of pictures out of viewand bring another set into view. A locking pin 0 is loosely guided by abracket 0 which maintains it in a vertical position. A number of holes 0(one for each picture) are arranged in the plate 0 with which the pin 0engages at the end of each forward movement of the spring pawl cl tolock the casing C and prevent its further movement until the pin 0 israised at the beginning of the next forward move ment of the pawl (Z.The holes 0 are preferably so arranged that the pin 0 will enter a shorttime before the end of forward movement of the pawl (Z to ensure thatthe movement of the plate '0 will be arrested. The further movement ofthe pawl is taken up in the flexibility of the pawl. The pin 0 has aprojection 0 which is engaged by the crank Z) to raise the pin 0 therebyfreeing the frame C. lVhen the pawl d" has rotated the frame C, the pinfalls owing to its own weight, and the tapered end enters one hole 0 inthe surface of the disc 0 thereby locking the frame C until such time asthe crank b is again in position to raise the pin 0 by means of theprojection The end of the pawl d is guided into the stops (1' a by aloose ring (i through a hole d through which the end of the pawl (5passes.

At the other end of the driving shaft B is mounted a gear wheel E havingteeth on only a part of its periphery. This gear wheel E engages in turnas the frame C is rotated, with a pinion E operating the pictures orfigures, there being a pinion E for each picture or set of figures. Theblank segment on the gear wheel E allows it to enter into and bewithdrawn from engagement with the pinions E as the frame C is rotated.

One side 5 of the frame A is transparent having a glass face throughwhich the pictures are viewed in turn, the driving mechanism rotatingthe frame C being so timed that a complete picture comes in front of thewindow 6 with each action of the pawl 03.

The window 6* may be covered by a curtain M during that part of cycle inwhich one picture or group of figures is being changed for the next. Thecurtain M is operated from a bevel wheel a on the shaft B which gearswith a bevel wheel a on a vertical shaft N. The shaft N is sup ported bya bracket 02, ailixed to the vertical pillar D. To the upper end of theshaft N is affiXed a circular crank n with a crank pin a" which crankpin works in a slot or in a connecting link a. One end of thisconnecting link a is pivoted to two links 92 n which links M n arepivoted at their free ends respectively, to two radius rods a 71 Theradius rods a and n are pivoted at the center of the frame C and theirouter ends carry the two halves of the cur tain M M which are arcs of acircle and together form an are equal to that occupied by one picture orgroup of figures.

The curtain and radius rods are carried by suitable brackets and stayssuspended from the roof of the frame A, or built up from the centralpillar D.

The end of the shaft B on which the gear wheel E is mounted, is arrangedso that the gear wheel E is vertically above a pinion E when the picturedriven by that pinion is opposite the window 5*.

Each of the gear wheels E is mounted on a shaft 6 on which is also fixeda sprocket wheel E which actuates the moving parts of the pictures orgroup of figures through the chain 9.

Figs. 7 and 8 show one method of imparting motion to a group of figuresfrom the chain 9. The chain 9 drives a second sprocket wheel G mountedon a shaft 9 which carries a six lift cam g on which rests a diskattached to a vertical hollow pillar or tube Through the center of thispillar or tube passes a rod 9 held by a bracket g so that it can rotatebut have no longitudinal movement. As the shaft 5 is rotated the cam grotates the disc g* and also gives it an up and down movement owing tothe rises on the cam. The pillar 9 passes up one leg and is attached tothe inside of the figure G. The arms and also one leg of the figure arecaused to move in relation tothe figure by means of levers.

A lever g is attached to the rod 9 and passes through a bracket gattached to the pillar 9 the other end being aflixed to one leg of thefigure G so that as the figure G is raised, lowered and rotated by thecam g the leg is lowered and raised more quickly by the action of thelever 9 The arn'is are also moved in relation to the body by a lever 9the center of which is afiixed to the rod 9 while the ends pass throughholes in the pillar g and are attached to the arms of the figure. hearms are thus caused to move in relation to the figure but in the samedirection as the figure is moved.

The chain 9 may also drive a second sprocket wheel H mounted on theshaft h which through a system of links causes the arms of a secondfigure G to move together to give the figure the appearance of clappingits hands. A connecting rod 7L2 is coceutrically pivoted to the chainwheel H on the shaft h. To this connecting rod 71- a link 7L3 and alever a are pivoted the lever 71; being also pivoted near its center tothe frame C, whilst the link ha is pivoted to a lever 7L5, similar inshape to ki also pivoted passing through and bearing in the frame C,bears on this cam The rod is attached to one arm of a figure J, causingit to move up and down with the movement of the pawl j. Two electricalcontacts L L are provided on the floor of the frame A. see Fig. 2, sothat as the picture A comes in front of'the window, contact is made withtwo strips it; is depending from the underside of the rotary frame C.The stationary terminals L L are wired up, in parallel with the motorcircuit. The contact is wired to a lamp K the return from the lamppassing up on the inner side of the frame C to the pawl j*. The pawl jcomes in contact with a wire 76 when the cam j is in such a positionthat the arm of the figure J is raised. This wire 70 completes the lampcircuit to the contact is so that when the figures arm is raised thelight is on and when the arm is lowered the pawl j breaks contact withthe wire 70 and the light goes out, thus giving the appearance that thedownward movement of the arm which may carry a stick 9' causes the lampto be extinguished.

Suitable scenery may be provided at the back of the sections A. A togive the ures a lifelike appearance.

Flat pictures A A as shown in Fig. 3 may also be employed by usingsuitable links or levers to operate the arms, heads or the like of thefigures depicted. These links or levers are operated in a manner similarto that described with reference to the figures and any movement can beattained by a suitable combination of chain wheels and links, levers orthe like driven from the sprocket wheels F and chains 9.

Each picture or set or group of figures is a complete self-containedunit, depending only on the rotary movement of the wheel E for thevarious movements of the different parts.

The pictures may be illuminated either by lamps arranged inside oroutside the rotating frame, and the lamps may be carried by the framebehind each picture and the circuit through each lamp or set of lampscompleted as the corresponding picture is moved into position behind theaperture through which it is to be seen.

By varying the size of the gears and the positions of the cranked end ofthe driving shaft and the stop, the relative times for bringing thepictures into position and for the displaying of the moving partsthereof can be altered as desired.

The invent-ion is equally applicable for use where it is desired thattwo or more of the pictures or groups of figures should be viewedsimultaneously through different windows. To give motion at the sametime to the moving parts of two or more pictures or group of figures,two or more shafts B driven from worm gear are employed, each shaft Bbeing provided with a wheel having teeth on only a portion of itsperiphery to engage with the wheels E.

What I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patentis 1. In advertising device of the type referred to the combination withthe picture groups and the central pillar about which they rotate of aframe carrying the picture groups rotating about said pillar. acontinuously rotating shaft carried by the frame, a pinion on saidshaft, a driving pinion for each picture group engaged in turn by thepinion on the rotating shaft, a crank on the continuously rotatingshaft, links connected to said crank, a pawl actuated by said links anda plate affixed to the frame and engaged by the pawl to rotate the frameintermittently.

2. in an advertising device of the type referred to the combination withthe picture groups and the central pillar about which they rotate of aframe carrying the picture groups, rotating about said piilar, acontinuously rotating shaft carried by the frame, a pinion on saidshaft, a driving pinion for each. picture group engaged in turn by thepinion on the rotating shaft, a crank on the continuously rotatingshaft. links connected to said crank, a pawl actuated by said links, aplate affixed to the frame and engaged by the pawl to rotate the frameintermittently, and a locking pin to engage the plate after eachmovement of the pawl.

3. In an advertising device of the type referred to the combination withthe picture groups and the central pillar about which they rotate of a.frame carryin the picture groups rotating about said pillar. acontinuously rotating shaft carried by the frame, a pinion on saidshaft, a driving pinion for each picture group engaged in turn by thepinion on the rotating shaft, a crank on the continuously rotatingshaft, links connected to said crank, a pawl actu' ated by said links, aplate affixed to the frame and engaged by the pawl to rotate the frameintermittently, a locking pin to engage the plate after each movement ofthe pawl and a loose ring to guide the pawl and locking pin.

t. In an advertising device of the type referred to the combination withthe picture groups and the central pillar about which they rotate of aframe carrying the picture groups rotating about said pillar, acontinuously rotating shaft carried by the frame, a pinion on saidshaft, a driving pinion for each picture group engaged in turn by thepinion on the rotating shaft, a sprocket wheel on the shaft of thedriving pinion, a chain gearing with the sprocket wheel, mechanismoperated by said chain for movin the parts of the aicture rou D A b andmeans for rotating the frame intermittently.

5. In an advertising device of the type referred to the combination withthe picture groups and the central pillar about Which they rotate of aframe carrying the picture groups rotating about said pillar, acontinuously rotating shaftcarried by the frame, a pinion on said shaft,a driving pinion for each picture group engaged in turn by the pinion onthe rotating shaft,

shutters for the Window operated from the continuously rotating shaft,and means for rotating the frarneinterrnittently.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 I. OWDEN OBRIEN, GEORGE H.OBRIEN.

